title: [Quality of life in paraplegics and quadriplegics: analysis of self esteem].
abstract: This study suggests that self-esteem is a positive indicator of quality of life among persons who have sustained a spinal cord injury. Significant correlations were found between self-esteem and defensive or avoidance styles of coping. As well, self-esteem scores for quadriplegic subjects were significantly higher than scores for the paraplegic subjects. These findings should encourage nurses to evaluate their client's level of self-esteem as soon as possible during the rehabilitation process, so that they might initiate interventions that would assist the client to increase this level.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gagnon
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008960:Models, Psychological; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D011788:Quality of Life; D012649:Self Concept
vernacular_title: La qualité de vie de paraplégiques et quadriplégiques: analyse relative a l'estime de soi.